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Montoya & Associates Corporate Run

Thursday, April 19, 2018

6:30 PM

Join Us

Benefitting: Duval County High School Cross Country and Track Programs

The Corporate Run 5K, which attracts over 4,000 participants, is a 5K run/walk open to employees of corporations, government agencies, financial institutions, and individuals. All levels of runners and walkers are encouraged to participate. Participants receive a t-shirt and a post-race party billed as Jacksonville’s largest office party. Companies are encouraged to rent a team tent as a gathering spot on race day!

Registration

TEAM CAPTAINS

Download the Team Captain Handbook, with all the information about the event, by clicking here.

Online Registration Steps

Team Members Register – Team members register themselves, selecting your team during the process.

Manage Your Team – See who has registered for your team by going to www.signmeup.com, logging in, and clicking on My Groups.

Payment Options

1. TEAM MEMBERS PAY INDIVIDUALLY – Credit card payment is required by individual team member upon registering online.

2. ONE PAYMENT for all team members – If a company prefers to pay for their whole team, we can issue the Team Captain a promotional code to distribute to your team members which will allow them to register at no cost. Your company will then be responsible for full payment for all people who use your company code. Distribute the code wisely. You will be responsible for ALL entries where your company code is used. Payment will be due within two weeks after the event. Invoices will be emailed.

To receive a company promotional code, fill out the following online form:

CEO Competition

If you have a senior, full-time member of your company who would like to participate in the CEO Competition, you must state this when creating your team. Participants in the CEO category must be the most senior full time employee of the company, but do not necessarily need to hold the CEO title (i.e. President, Owner, etc.) CEOs MUST be preregistered as a CEO to compete for this award. CEO Competition is open to companies with 5 or more full time employees.

Rent a Tent

Team tents are the ideal place to give a pre-race motivational speech or chant company cheers. It provides a sheltered area to give out refreshments to your team members, and it also provides a place to meet after the race to celebrate your team’s achievement! Each 10 x 10 tent comes with a company banner to indicate your tent. A table is included. Reserve yours as soon as possible! Bring your own chairs if you want them!

(If paying with American Express Card, please email [email protected] with your order to be processed over the phone)

Picking Up Your Team Packets:

Team captains must pick up the packets for the entire team, or select to have their packets couriered to them the week of the race ($25). Packet pickup will only be available at the Race Office located at 1st Place Sports, 3931 Baymeadows Road, Jacksonville, FL 32217 on Wednesday, April 18th from 10:00 AM – 6:00 PM and Thursday, April 19th from 10:00 AM – 1:00 PM. All unclaimed packets will need to be picked-up at the Information tent at the race site beginning at 4:30 PM on Race Day.

Team Scoring

The first three men will score for the men’s division, the first three women will score for the women’s division, and the first three finishers including one male and one female will score for the mixed division. Participants must work 20 or more hours a week to score for a team (excludes the Club Division).

Entry Fees

Registration closes on Friday, April 13th, to provide time to put together team packets! Entries and team changes will not be accepted after that date. There is no day of race registration!

Packet Pickup

Packets will be available for pickup on Wednesday, April 18th, from 10:00 AM – 6:00 PM and Thursday, April 19th, from 10:00 AM until 1:00 PM at the Race Office located at our Baymeadows Store. After 1:00 PM, remaining packets will be loaded up and taken to Metropolitan Park.

Awards

Team Awards

Awards will be presented to the top Male, Female, and Mixed teams in each division. These awards will be based on the total times of the top four finishers on each team. To count in the team scoring, team members must work 20 hours per week. Winning teams employment will be verified, and awards will be mailed to the winning team the week after the event.

Individual Awards

Awards will be presented on race night to the top three Overall Male & Female winners and to the top three Male & Female CEO finishers.

Team Spirit Award

The top three Teams with the most participants (runners & walkers) will be awarded Team Spirit awards at the awards ceremony right after the race.

CEO Competition

Anyone participating in the CEO category must be the most senior full time employee of the company. A person does not necessarily need to hold the CEO title (i.e. President, Owner, etc.) To participate in the CEO category, participants MUST be preregistered as a CEO prior to race night. No changes to CEO status will be made on race night. A CEO may only be listed on one team. CEO Competition is open to companies with 5 or more full time employees.

T-shirt Contest

There will be a T-shirt contest for any companies who want to participate. Awards will be given on race night to the winner in the following categories: Most Original Design, Most Colorful, and Most Creative Use of Your Company Logo.

Mail or drop off a sample of your company shirt to the Race Office at 3931 Baymeadows Road, Jacksonville, FL 32217 by Friday, April 13th. For identification, please attach a business card from your company to the inside collar of your shirt. Shirts will be judged prior to raceday, and all submitted shirts will be displayed on race night.

Club
Limited to recognized Clubs, such as running clubs, health clubs, etc. Do not have to be employees.

Miscellaneous
Any company or organization not fitting into one of the other divisions.

Big Post Race Celebration!

Live music, free beer, and free food at the Jacksonville Fairgrounds!! Refreshments will be available immediately following the race.

Seed your fastest runners!

10% of your participants (i.e. 45 participants = 5 seeded runners, up to a maximum of 25 runners) can be seeded! Seeded runners are the fastest runners and will be at the front of the starting line. Seeded runners should be able to complete the run in 25 minutes or less.

At packet pick-up, the Team Captain will receive wristbands for their top 10% runners. It is up to the Team Captain to distribute the wristbands to whichever runners are going to be in the seeded section. Only those runners who wear the wristband will be allowed in the “seeded corral” at the start line. It is not mandatory to seed runners. You do not have to take the wrist bands if you don’t want to seed any of your runners.

Course Map

Water/Aid Stations

Water/Aid stations will be located at the start, 1/2 way on the course, and at the finish.

Complementary Team Photos

Complimentary team photos will be taken from 5:30 PM – 6:15 PM. Look for the TEAM PHOTO sign at the race site and come early to have your company photo taken. We encourage all participants to wear your company T-shirts.